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Finally, we find that while\n                  <jats:italic>oca2<\/jats:italic>\n                  mutant surface fish do not outcompete pigmented surface siblings in the dark, pigmented fish outcompete albino fish in the light. This raises the possibility that albinism is detrimental to larval feeding in a surface-like lighted environment, but does not have negative consequences for fish in cave-like, dark environments. Together, these results demonstrate that\n                  <jats:italic>oca2<\/jats:italic>\n                  plays a role in larval feeding behavior in\n                  <jats:italic>A. mexicanus<\/jats:italic>\n                  . 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